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2/3/2012 Connecting The Dots Privatization is the Symptom, Not the Cure February 3, 2012 Tom’s background… ACTOR PRODUCER COMMUNITY DEVELOPER EXEC ED DESIGNER/ FACILITATOR EDUCATOR “The Artist As Activist” – DePaul Art Department, etc INTERNET MARKETER 2/3/2012 Recent Civic Projects Tom’s Teaching Work “Got Creativity? Strategies & Tools for the Next Economy” Stuart School of Business, IIT “Strategies & Tools for the Social Change Agent” Stuart School of Business, IIT “Nonproft management” Loyola University Graduate School of Social Work “Introduction to the Creative Economy” The Polymath Foundation “The Artist as Activist” Loyola Theater Department DePaul Art Department “Acting Up – Using Theater & Technology for Social Change” DePaul School for New Learning “Tools & Techniques for Creative Leaders” Illinois Institute of Technology “Who’s Lying To You Now?” (media literacy & critical thinking) DePaul School for New Learning Illinois Institute of Technology “The Art of Crossing the Street – the Artist as Citizen” The School of the Art Institute of Chicago “Nonprofits & Social Change” DePaul Peace & Social Justice Program “The Politics of Creativity” DePaul Political Science Department 2/3/2012 First, an important point… 2/3/2012 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-558211/London-2012-cost-20billion TEN-times-original-budget-ex-Olympicschief-predicts.html 2/3/2012 “You’re next! You’re next!” 2/3/2012 2/3/2012 Richard Norment, Executive Director, The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships 2/3/2012 Richard Norment, Executive Director, The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships “You’re next!” “You’re next!” The Frame for Privatization He who frames the argument wins the argument… 2/3/2012 The Frame for Privatization 1.We are broke 2.Government is stupid Private sector is genius The Frame for Privatization Therefore… If you (Ms Citizen) want anything new or improved from government, we need to turn to the private sector 2/3/2012 Privatization = Profitization http://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/roin 10 2/3/2012 There is no “windfall” from privatization deals We are simply borrowing money or buying debt at monstrous rates – paying for the fat profits of the lender Which credit card would YOU use? One that carries a 5% interest fee or one that charges 40%? 5% or 40%? 11 2/3/2012 12 2/3/2012 “The average private government contractor with a security clearance earns about $20,000 more each year than a government employee with the same clearance.” 13 2/3/2012 We are not broke! 14 2/3/2012 0.01% of households That’s 1/10,000th! take more than 5% of total income This is UNSUSTAINABLE 15 2/3/2012 Reinstituting the 1972 income tax structure would yield $8 billion more in income tax revenue for New York, while reducing income taxes for 95% of us! http://www.fiscalpolicy.org/taxhistory2.htm Stop giving away our stuff! 16 2/3/2012 17 2/3/2012 Illinois net loss of $253 billion from 1991 – 2001 18 2/3/2012 ILLINOIS NET FEDERAL TAX LOSS $ BILLION/ YEAR Stop wars now Demilitarize USA 19 2/3/2012 To Sum Up • We are NOT broke • Don’t give away our stuff (especially to the 1%) • Reclaim the commons and concept of “public” good • Tax wealth, not work • Stop the wars • Start the peace and BRING OUR MONEY HOME • Let’s get busy! Let’s make our money work for US! www.illinoispublicbanking.org tom@tresser.com @tomstee 312-804-3230 www.tresser.com 20